ἄθλησις

athlēsis · struggle, contest

Greek word · Strong’s number G119 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

athlēsis (ἄθλησις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “struggle, contest”.

Like an athlete's.

How to say it

a·thlē·sis

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Hebrews 10:32

    But remember the earlier days in which, after you had been enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings,